You don’t need us to tell you it’s hot. We’re officially occupying the dog days of summer, and there’s no escaping — or is there?

When you post up after a long day, arm your wet bar with a little something different: the cooling qualities of watermelon. There’s no better ingredient to better your summery cocktails, with the fruit’s natural sweetness and refreshing water content. Though all of these drinks employ the same fruit, they each revive in a different way, running the line between iced and frozen, alcoholic or virgin, traditional or eccentric. If these don’t cool you down, nothing will.

Everyone loves a good cocktail. Today FN Dish is slurping the iconic ones, this time with a watermelon twist. With light rum, fresh mint leaves and a big squeeze of lime, the Barefoot Contessa’s Watermelon Mojito is best enjoyed curled up on a beach chair. As for Food Network Magazine’s Watermelon Sours, sour mix, lime and fruit-flavored liqueur punch up each slurp.

You can’t list iconic cocktails without including the margarita, especially in this kind of heat. Food Network Magazine’s Frozen Watermelon Margaritas uses pure watermelon, in addition to tequila, lime juice and orange liqueur.

Why is this Summer Watermelon Situation a “situation,” you ask? In addition to fresh watermelon, the inclusion of coconut juice and lemon vodka create a cocktail that shines.

We’re not banning all types of heat. Marcela Valladolid’s Watermelon-Jalapeno Cooler shakes the high temps right out of your with its spicy infusion.

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